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| 5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion | |
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| Active | 1953-75 |
| Country |  State of Vietnam Republic of Vietnam |
| Branch | Vietnamese National Army |
| Type | Airborne force |
| Role | Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Close-quarters combat Counterinsurgency Direct action Forward air control Jungle warfare Long-range penetration Mountain warfare Parachuting Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Urban warfare |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | Groupe d'Opération Nord-Ouest (GONO) |
| Nickname(s) | 5e Bawouan |
The 5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion (Fr: 5e bataillon de parachutistes vietnamiens) was one of the Vietnamese National Army (VNA)'s airborne forces under the command of the Operational Group North-West (GONO), French Far East Expeditionary Corps during the First Indochina War. The bataillon was formed in Hanoi on 1 September 1953 and was a paratrooper battalion of the State of Vietnam, an independent country within the French Union. Later it became a part of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces when the State of Vietnam became a republic in 1955.
